#7C8D85
Gray · medium cool gray
About #7C8D85
#7C8D85 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 55% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Gray (ΔE 8.8); Eucalyptus comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #8D7C84 — a taupe tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use medium tones like #7C8D85 for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put black text on top of it — 6.01:1, a WCAG AA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #7C8D85?
#7C8D85 is a muted, medium shade in the gray family. On screen it is built from 49% red, 55% green and 52% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #7C8D85?
Use black text. Black on #7C8D85 has a contrast ratio of 6.01:1 (AA).
›What colours go with #7C8D85?
Its complementary colour is #8D7C84, and analogous partners are #7C8D7D and #7C8D8D.